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UNITED STATES- PATENT I OFFIICEQ JOHN GOOD, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

SPINDLE AND FLIER FOR SPINNING ROPE-YARN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 317,116, dated May 1885.

Application filed J nly 17, 1884. (No model.)

closed fliers and their spindles, such as are used for spinning rope-yarns and for making twine.

The invention is applicable to those spindles and fliers which are organized so that the b0bbin,'which is locked to and turns with the spindle, has no movement lengthwise of the flier, the necessary traverse for winding the yarn or twine upon the bobbin being obtained by a ring which is fitted to slide on the parallel rods or side bars of the flier, and carries upon it a yarn-guide, over which the yarn or twine passes to the bobbin. As the flier is rotated rapidly, centrifugal force causes the rods or side bars of the flier to spread, and if the annular traveler or ring were provided with unyielding bearings fitting the rods or bars the spreading of the latter would cause the bearings or slides of the traveler to bind upon them and produce such friction as to offer a great resistance to the reciprocating movements of the flier. The object of one part of the inven tion is to prevent such binding and undue friction of the traveler upon the rods or bars of the flier; and to this end the invention consists in the combination, with a spindle and flier and means for driving them, of a ringtraveler having bearings fitted to slide along the longitudinal rods or side bars of the flier and interposed springs for permitting them to yield outward or away from each other, a yarnguide upon the traveler, and mechanism for reciprocating said traveler along the flier.

The invention also consists in a novel construction of the ring in two or more sections, severally provided with bearings fitted to slide on the flier, and springs arranged in a novel manner, hereinafter described, for connecting the sections and permitting them to move outward or away from the center as the flier rotates. Theinvention also consists in a novel combination of a flier, a spindle extending lengthwise of the flier and having bearings at opposite ends of the flier, mechanism for driving the flier and spindle, and a bobbin-coupling consisting of a sleeve on the spindle, made of a length to fill the flier beyond that portion thereof which is to be occupied by a bobbin, the said sleeve being provided with a radial arm for engagement with a bobbin, and a locking-bolt whereby said sleeve is connected with the spindle, the said coupling serving to lock the bobbin to the spindle to prevent lengthwise movement of the bobbin, and to prevent lengthwise movement of the spindle, as hereinafter described.

My invention, in addition to the features above described, also includes a guard-plate applied to the capstan-barrel of the flier for the purpose of preventing the loose ends of the fibers from being caught in winding. the yarn on the capstan-barrel, said guard-plate acting as a separator to part or separate the yarn as it passes onto the barrel from the coils of yarn on the barrel; and the invention also includes other combinations of parts, hereinafter described, and set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side view and partial section of a spindle and flier embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section thereof. Fig. 3 is a side view of the capstan-head of the flier on a larger scale. Fig. 3* is a sectional view of the capstan-barrel and a plan of the guardplate and capstan-head. Fig. 4 is an 'end view of the capstan-head on thesame scale as Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a portion of a machine comprising eight spindles and fliers in two groups of four each. Fig. 6 is'a vertical section on the plane of the dotted line a as, Fig. 5, and on a larger scale, illustratingthe arrangement of the spindles and their relation to the traverse-screw and other parts of the traverse motion; and Fig. 7 is a sectional view on the same scale as Fig. 6.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures.

The construction of the flier, spindle, and.

appurtenances will be most readily under stood from Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4.

-A A designate the heads. of the flier, the

head A being the driving-head, and A designates the longitudinal portions or stretchers of the flier, whichareshown as'consisting of round rods placed diametrically opposite each other. The driving-head A has a long tubular journal.

at and a designate the journal of the heads A, which will be more fully described hereinafter.

B designates the spindle, which has a long bearing in the hollow journal to and a bearing, a*, at the other end in the head A.

C designates the bobbin, which is supported on the spindle B, and is locked thereto by a bobbin-coupling, G. This coupling, as here shown, consists ofa hub or sleeve, b, having a radially-projecting arm, which is locked to the bobbin-head by a well-known pin-and-slot connection, b- In the hub or sleeve 1) of the bobbin-coupling O is fitted a spring-actuated pin or bolt, bflwhich enters asocket or hole,*, in the spindle B, and locks the coupling and bobbin to the spindle,so as to rotate therewith. It will be observed that the bobbin 0 is almost as long as the flier between the heads A A, and that the bobbin and coupling 0 completely fill the space between said heads. The locking-pin or bolt b therefore not only looks the bobbin to the spindle,-but also looks the spindle against backward movement, or, in other words, against being drawn out.

On the tubular journal a, at the drivinghead of the flier, is secured fast a drivingpulley, c, which may have a straight face, but is here shown as grooved to receive a round belt. If desired, the said pulley may have two grooves, and two round drivingbelts may be used, as two belts will divide the strain and may drive the flier more reliably. The journal a is prolonged beyond the pulley 0, and fitting loosely thereon is a pulley, 0, having a rearwardly-projecting hub or sleeve, 0*. The spindle B is prolonged slightly beyond the end of the hollow journal a, and is locked fast to the sleeve 0* by means of lugs or ears 0 projecting from the spindle and entering notches c in the end of the pulley-sleeve 0*. The pulley c is intended to receive a belt which produces the drag necessary to maintain the desired uniform tension on the yarn as the bobbin increases in size. I make no claim here to such a drag, as it forms the subject of another application for Letters Patent cfiled by me July 19, 1884, and of which the serial number is 138,161.

- At the outer end of the spindle B is a head, 0, which may be taken hold of to withdraw the spindle, and as the spindle is locked against withdrawal by the locking pin or bolt b the lugs or ears 0 hold the pulley c on the hollow journal a.

The journal a at the head A of the flier is fitted to a bush or bearing, d, which is held fast in the frame of the machine, as hereinafter described, and has formed on its outer end apinion, d, which will therefore be stationary or fixed. The journal a projects through and beyond the bush and pinion d d, and to its projecting end is secured by a setscrew or otherwise a capstan-head, D, the form of which is most clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4. At the outer end of this capstan-head is a socket, e, which is intended to receive a rotary nipper, as shown in my application for Letters Patent filed July 18, 1884, and of which the serial number is 138,044. The capstan-barrel e is fitted on a stud or shaft, 6*, at one side of the head D, and on the opposite of the head the stud or shaft carries a bevel-pinion, c, which is driven by a similar pinion, 6 on a short shaft, 6, fitted in a bearing, a, on the hea D- Secured on the shaft 6 is a spurpinion, c, which gears into the fixed pinion d, and as the capstan-head rotates with the flier the shaft 6* is rotated on its axis and imparts positive motion to the capstan-barrel e.

In order to separate the yarn s as it passes onto the capstanbarrel e from the convolutions of yarn upon the barrel, and thus prevent the loose fiber ends from being caught in winding the yarn on the capstan,'I employ a guard plate or separator, f, which is best shown in Figs. 3, 3*, and 4. This attachment consists simply of a small bent or curved plate, of steel or other material, attached securely by screws f or other means to the capstan-head D. The edge of the plate f next the barrel 0 has a profile to correspond to the circumference of the barrel, which it nearly touches, and the said edge is set oblique to the barrel, so that it resembles a portion of a female screwthread, having a pitch nearly corresponding to the spiral lines in which the yarn passes around the barrel. This oblique edge comes between the portion of yarn passing onto the barrel and the adjacent yarn coiled on the barrel, and so prevents any loose ends of fiber from the last-named portion being caught under the first-named portion, and thereby pulled or torn off.

The yarn 8 passes from the capstan-barrel 6 through the hollow flier-journal a and between two guide-pulleys, s, pivoted in the head A, and over one or other of which it is deflected. Thence it passes over one or other of guide-pulleys s occupying fixed positions on the head A, and thence lengthwise of the flier to and over a guide-pulley, s", and onto the bobbin 0. Of course only single pulleys s s s are needed for the yarn; but two of each on opposite sides of the flier are convenient, so that the yarn may be taken to either side of the flier.

The guide-pulley s does not occupy a fixed position on the flier, as is the case when the bobbin is traversed lengthwise of the flier; but this pulley is itself traversed on the flier, and so directs the yarn onto the bobbin,which is destitute of longitudinal movement.

E designates a traveler, which is made in the form of a light ring, having sockets or bearings g, which fit the rods A of the flier, so as to slide thereon easily. The yarn guide or guides s are attached to these sockets, the" pulleys being here represented as pivoted to clamps or split collars s, which are clamped upon the said sockets 9.

When the flier is rotated rapidly, the centrifugalforce generated in the rods A will be great enough to greatly impede the free movement of the traveler along them if made in the form of a solid ring. To obviate this difficulty I form the ring of semicircular sections joined by bolts 9. At the adjacent or meeting ends of the ring-sections they are pro vided with lugs orears g, which extend inward of the inner periphery of the ring, as shown in Fig. 2, and laterally beyond the ring, as shown in Fig. 1. The bolts 9 pass through the lugs or ears 9, and in order to permit the two sections of the ring to spread apartl place the other tier.

springs 9 under the heads or nuts, or under both heads and nuts of bolts. These springs oppose a yielding resistance to the spreading of the ring-sections, and yet allow them to spread under centrifugal force.

The springs should be of a strength which will permit the spreading of the ring-sections before the friction in the sockets impedes the free longitudinal movement of the rings on the flier-rods. It will therefore be seen that the springs g oppose a yielding resistance to the spreading of the bearings or sockets g, and yet allow them to move away from each other, in order that they may accommodate themselves to the spread of the rods A.

The ring E is made to engage with a suitable head, which has a reciprocating motion imparted to it in a direction parallel to the spindle, and imparts such movement to the ring without interfering with its free rotation. This head may be circular, as hereinafter described, and will then rotate with the ring. I have shown the ring as having an annular rib or tongue, 9*, for engagement with a circu'ma ferential groove in such reciprocating head.

In Figs. 5, 6, and 7 I have represented eight spindles and fliers as arranged in two groups one above another, thus giving four spindles and fliers in each vertical row or tier.

F F designate the upright frames of the machine, wherein the fliers are supported. The journals a at the driving-heads of the fliers are fitted to bearings in the frame F, and the bushes d, before described, and which form the bearings for the flier-journals a, are secured in the frame F. Y

The sliver to be spun is supplied to the spindles andfliers by two catenary series of gillpins carried by series of upright rods or bars, which are moved by chains traveling in horizontal planes. One series of rods and their chains supply the tier of four spindles on one side of the machine, and the other series of rods and their chains supply the spindles of A portion of one series of rods or bars, h, and their chains h are shown in Fig.

5. The upper andlower ends of the rods or bars are guided 'by tracks or ways h h, and the chains are moved by chain-wheels on vertical shafts at the ends of the series' The vertical shaft 72. for driving the chains of one series of bars or rods and gill-pins is shown in Fig. 5, and the vertical shafts for both series are driven by bevel-gearing h from a crossshaft, h, which itself receives motion by wormgearing h from a shaft, h.

The system of chains, upright rods, and

their gill-pins above referred to forms the subj ect of my application for Letters Patent filed July 17, 1884, and of which the serial number is 137,907, and is not here claimed.

As before stated, at the end of each flier is a capstan-head, D, carrying a rotary nipper, G, (shown in Fig. 5,) and which operates in conjunction with a stationary nipper, G. The combination of these two nippers andtheir construction forms the subject of my application, Serial No. 138, 044, hereinabove mentioned, and is not here claimed.

As the gill-pins h are brought by the upright rods or bars nearly to the nippers G,the upright rods or bars come to a drop, h*, and fall sufficiently to enable their several tiersof gill-pins to sweep round under the stationary nippers.

H designates a driving-shaft, which is driven through a friction-clutch, H, by a belt, H. The clutch-lever i, which serves to stop and start the machine, may be operated by a screw, 6, which is connected by a lever and rod,z' i, with an arm, i", on a rock-shaft, i This rockshaft is to be operated by treadles, as shown in my above-mentioned application.

The driving-pulleys c of the fliers of the lower and upper groups are operated, respectively, by belts j j, which each partly encircle the pulleys of the group which it drives,'and the pulleys c of the spindlesareoperatedby two belts, j j, each'partly encircling thespindle-driving pulleys of a group of spindles, The belts j j" also pass around upperjand lower tension-pulleys, j j, which are drawn apart to put more tension on the belts as the winding of the bobbins proceeds. This beltdrag forms the subject of my aforesaid application'Serial No. 138,161, and I will only say here that the shaft j and the parts designated by the letters 9' are a portion of the mechanism for regulating the tension of such drag-belts, and j is a tell-tale for indicating the tension, all of which parts are described in my said application.

The shaft h is rotated by a belt, h", and pulleys h? h from the driving-shaft H, and the shaft it", through worm-gearing h, imparts motion to an upright shaft, I.

Midway between the upper and lower groups of spindles and fliers is a traverse-screw, J.

(Best shown in Figs. 6 and 7, butalso in Fig; 5.) As here shown, this screw is formed with a compound or crossed thread, and is rotated continuously in one direction and bevel-gearing k.

The shaft j is rotated by worm-gearing j by the shaft I from the traverse-screw J.

groove, P with which the circumferential ribs or tongues 9* of all the ring-travelers E in that group engage.

Upon the traverse-screw J is fitted a sliding carriage, L, (best shown in Figs. 6 and 7 and containing a swiveled fork or nut-section, m, with which the traverse-screw engages. By these means the continuously-rotating traverse-screw J imparts a reciprocating movement to the carriage L, and as the carriage comprises arms m, extending upward and downward and forked to embrace annular grooves Z in the hubs of the circular heads K, the said heads receive a corresponding reciprocating motion while they rotate with the flier-travelers E;

Through the mechanism just described the travelers E of the eight fliers and spindles are all moved by a single traverse-screw, and as the whole traverse mechanism is located between the frames F F, and does not extend rearward of them, the machine will occupy but little space.

I do not limit my invention to any particular number of spindles and fliers arranged to be operated by a single traverse-screw and connections.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with a spindle and flier and means for driving them, of aring-traveler having bearings fitted to slide along the longitudinal rods or side bars of the flier, and interposed springs for permitting them to yield outward or away from each other, a yarnguide upon the traveler, and mechanism for reciprocating said traveler along the flier, substantially as herein described.

'2. The combination,with a spindle and flier comprising parallel rods or longitudinal stretchers, and means for driving them, of a divided or sectional traveler fitted to slide upon said rods or stretchers, and provided with a yarn-guide, and means for reciprocating said traveler along the rods or stretchers of the flier, substantially as herein described.

3. The combination, with a spindle, a flier comprising parallel rods or stretchers and means for driving them, of a ring-traveler fitted to slide upon said rods or stretchers, provided with a yarnguide and composed of sections, springs opposing a yielding resistance to the spreading of the sections, and means for reciprocating the traveler along said rods or stretchers,substantially as herein described.

4. The combination, with a spindle, a flier comprising rods A and means for driving the spindle and flier, of the ring-traveler E, composed of sections severally provided with sockets g and ears 9*, bolts 9', and springs interposed between the bolts, heads, and lugs or cars, a traverse-guide on the traveler, and means for reciprocating the traveler along said rods A substantially as herein described.

5. The combination, with a flier, a spindle extending through the flier and having bearings in opposite ends of the flier, and means for driving the flier and spindle, of a bobbincoupling consisting of a sleeve fitting the spindle, and made of a length to fill the flier beyond the space required for a bobbin, and provided with a radial arm for engagement with a bobbin, and a locking -bolt 1 whereby the sleeve is connected with the spindle, the said coupling serving to lock the bobbin to the spindle to prevent lengthwise movement of the bobbin and lengthwise movement of the spindle, substantially as herein described.

6. The combination of the spindle B, the flier having the hollow journal a, receiving the spindle through it, the pulley a, fast on said journal, the pulley a, loose on said journal and locked to the spindle by ears or lugs and notches c 0 the bobbin-couplingG, the pin or catch b, serving to lock said coupling to the spindle, to lock the spindle against longitudinal movement, and to hold the spindledriving pulley c on the flier-journal a, a traveler movable lengthwise of the flier and provided with a yarn-guide, and means for reciprocating said traveler, substantially as herein described.

7. The combination,with a spindle and flier, and means for driving them, of a capstanhead, D, acapstan-barrel having its axis transverse to the axis of the spindle, means for rotating said barrel, and the separator or guard plate f, secured in fixed position to the capstan-head D, and constructed and arranged as described, and serving to separate the yarn on the barrel from the portion of yarn passing onto the barrel, substantially as herein described.

8. The combination, with two or more spindles and fliers arranged parallel with each other, and means for driving them, of travelers each provided with a yarn-guide and movable lengthwise of the several fliers, a traversescrew parallel with said spindles,connections through which the said travelers are reciprocated along their respective fliers by the operation of the traverse-screw, and means for rotatingsaid screw, substantially as here in described.

9. The combination, with a group of parallel spindles and fliers, and means for driving them, of ring travelers movable along said fliers, and each provided with a yarnguide, a guide-rod arranged centrally in the group of spindles and fliers and parallel therewith, a circular rotary head on said guiderod with which said travelers are engaged, and means for reciprocating said head and through said head the'travelers of the several fliers, substantially as herein described.

10. The combination, with a traverse-screw and means for rotating it, of a carriage movable along said screw by its rotation, two circular heads connected with said. carriage, and

guides parallel with said screw, and along which said heads are reciprocated by the movement of said carriage, two or more spindles and fliers arranged adjacent to and parallel with each of said guides, means for driving said spindles and fliers, and travelers mov- 

